Police: man told officer he had drunk ‘too much to drive’ before arrest

A Greenacres man was arrested in Palm Beach Friday morning after police say they found him sitting in his car with the engine on while drunk, according to an arrest report.

Elias Garcia, 51, was sitting in a car on East Inlet Drive with his head leaned against the window around 1 a.m. when an officer pulled up next to him and shined a light in the window. The officer smelled alcohol emanating from the vehicle and noticed the Garcia’s speech was slurred and slow, according to the report.